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3.4. Data Analysis
The data were in the form of interview transcripts taken from the presidential official website. The data were then identified, classified and
analyzed. In order to address the first research problem, i.e. in what ways SBY flouts the CP maxims in the presidential interviews, the data were analyzed by
identifying traces of flouts based on Grice’s theory of maxims flouts which include the use of hedging Yule, 1996, indirectness of utterance Yule, 1996,
the use of open answer Tubbs and Moss, 1996, and the presence of detailed elements Schriffin, 1994: 162-187.
The flouts were further classified based on types of maxim. Flouts of the maxim of Quantity in which a speaker flouts the maxim by blatantly giving either
more or less information that the situation demands. Flouts of the maxim of Quality in which a speaker says something which is blatantly untrue or for which
he or she lacks adequate evidence. Flouts of the maxim of Relation in which a speaker gives a response and observation which is very obviously irrelevant to the
topic in hand, i.e. by abruptly changing the subject, or by overtly failing to address the person’s goal in asking a question. Flouts of the maxim of Manner in which a
speaker does not say clearly, concisely, orderly, and does not avoid ambiguity and obscurity of expression.
Meanwhile, in order to address the second research question, i.e. what the functions of flouts of CP in SBY’s presidential interviews, the flouts are analyzed
by identifying intentions of SBY’s utterances when he was being interviewed by journalists related to social and political issues.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
This paper explores the realization of Cooperative Principle in real life, i.e. SBY’s presidential interviews. This research seeks to find 1 the way the
President flouts the cooperative principle in the presidential interviews, and 2 the function of the president’s flouts of the cooperative principle in the
presidential interview. The completion of this research is indicated in section 5.1 to be followed by corresponding commentaries and some suggestions are offered
in section 5.2 based on the result of the present study.
5.1 Conclusions
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